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Meaning of "silkie" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SILKIE

From earlier Scot selich, Old English seolh.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SILKIE

silkie  [ˈsɪlkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILKIE

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Silkie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SILKIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Silkie

The Silkie is a breed of chicken named for its atypically fluffy plumage, which is said to feel like silk. The breed has several other unusual qualities, such as black skin and bones, blue earlobes, and five toes on each foot, whereas most chickens only have four. They are often exhibited in poultry shows, and appear in various colors. In addition to their distinctive physical characteristics, Silkies are well known for their calm, friendly temperament. Among the most docile of poultry, Silkies are considered an ideal pet. Hens are also exceptionally broody, and make good mothers. Though they are fair layers themselves, laying about three eggs a week, they are commonly used to hatch eggs from other breeds and bird species.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SILKIE


alkie
ˈælkɪ
alky
ˈælkɪ
bulky
ˈbʌlkɪ
hulky
ˈhʌlkɪ
milky
ˈmɪlkɪ
Mulki
ˈmʊlkɪ
pulque
ˈpʊlkɪ
selkie
ˈsɛlkɪ
silky
ˈsɪlkɪ
sulky
ˈsʌlkɪ
talcy
ˈtælkɪ
unbulky
ʌnˈbʌlkɪ
whelky
ˈwɛlkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILKIE

silk stocking
silk thread
silk-cotton tree
silk-screen print
silk-screen printing
silkalene
silkaline
silken
Silken Ladder
silkgrower
silkier
silkiest
silkily
silkiness
silklike
silkoline
silkscreen
silktail
silkweed
silkworm

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILKIE

bakkie
bikie
bookie
chocolate chip cookie
chuckie
cookie
darkie
folkie
fortune cookie
Jackie
junkie
Okie
pinkie
quickie
rookie
talkie
tough cookie
twinkie
walkie-talkie
yorkie

Synonyms and antonyms of silkie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «silkie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILKIE

Find out the translation of silkie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of silkie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «silkie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乌骨鸡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silkie
570 millions of speakers

English

silkie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

silkie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

silkie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Silkie
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

silkie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Silkie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

silkie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sutera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

silkie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

SILKIE
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

silkie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Silkie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

silkie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சில்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेशीम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

silkie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Silkie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Silkie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Silkie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Silkie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

silkie
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

silkie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

silkie
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Silkie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of silkie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILKIE»

The term «silkie» is regularly used and occupies the 105.904 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILKIE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about silkie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILKIE»

Discover the use of silkie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to silkie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Silkie: Poetry
"Cusac recounts the story of the Silkie, seals who transform into human beings...This is big poetry. Not shimmery self-consciousness. Not ineffable shrines to the quotidian. This poetry is as fundamental as rocks.
Anne-Marie Cusac, 2007
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Leopard & Silkie: One Boy's Quest to Save the Seal Pups
The star of the book is six year old Miles, who organizes his own rescue mission to help the seals survive.
Brenda Peterson, 2012
3
Two Silkie Chicks
Hi. everybody,. We just hatched today. If you look really close, you can see the eggs that we hatched from. We don't have names yet. Boss Man and Chief just call us the chicks. They are our caretakers. They look after us and make sure ...
Lew Martin, 2012
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Silkies Or Silkie Chickens As Pets. Silkie Bantams Facts, ...
The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. In a straight forward, no nonsense fashion, Elliott Lang covers all aspects of keeping Silkie Chickens. The book is full of sound advice and answers to your questions.
Lang Elliot, 2013
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The Field Guide to Chickens
Silkie The Silkie bantam is named for its unique feathers that feel like silk. It was once called the Wooly Hen. In his thirteenth-century travel journals from China, Marco Polo describes a black chicken that has wool instead of feathers, raising ...
Pam Percy, 2006
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The Silkie's Call
He's hot, he's sexy, and he's a seal!
Laura Browning, 2010
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Manipulation of the Avian Genome
FIGURE 3. Fingerprints of blood DNA from White Leghorn/Silkie chimeras taken between the fourteenth and sixteenth day of incubation (lanes 4-9). Pooled DNA samples from 20 Silkies (S) and 20 White Leghorns (L) are shown in lanes 2 and  ...
Robert J. Etches, Ann M. Gibbins, 1992
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The Guinea Pig Handbook
The Silkie has very long, dense hair that grows rapidly, almost 1 inch (2.2 cm) every month. lt has short facial hair, especially around its broad, blunt, Roman nose, and a long mane that sweeps backward and blends in with the hairs of the  ...
Sharon Lynn Vanderlip, 2003
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Silkie
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Silkie (sometimes incorrectly spelled Silky) is a breed of chicken named for its atypically fluffy plumage, which is said to feel like silk.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Goddesses in World Culture
From the haunting Welsh myth retold in The Seal Children by British writer Jackie Morris, in which a silkie woman helps her changeling children escape poverty and travel to the New World, to the famous Joan Baez song ''Silkie'' wherein a ...
Patricia Monaghan, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILKIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term silkie is used in the context of the following news items.
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Silkie - Fractals
London producer and Deep Medi mainstay Solomon Rose (better known as Silkie) has been offering up his twist on the dubstep genre for some time now. «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
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Album Stream: Silkie - 'Fractals'
Toying with new ideas, tempos and BPMs, Silkie is expanding ever outwards, but those initial influences still remain. A playful yet at times challenging record, ... «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Silkie chicks & skunks from the Zoo in Forest Park
... they have hundreds of creatures for you to learn about! Zoo Educator Ben Stafford, from the Zoo in Forest Park brought silkie chicks and a white striped skunk. «wwlp.com, Jun 15»
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World's smallest chicken egg? Park End hen Vera lays claim to new …
Mum-of-three Leanne Knight was amazed when boyfriend David Williams, 43, passed her the 3g tiddler produced by their two-and-a-half year old Silkie hen. «Gazette Live, May 15»
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Voting time for Seal Sitters co-founders' book 'Leopard & Silkie'
While Leopard & Silkie has garnered much praise from critics (including 2013 Outstanding Science Trade Books K-12 by National Science Teachers Assoc), the ... «West Seattle Blog, Mar 15»
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Aww-inspiring 'Unlikely Animal Friends'
A silkie chicken named Penny Chicken and a two-legged Chihuahua named Roo are the best of friends. (Photo: David Chapiro/National Geographic Channels). «Mother Nature Network, Feb 15»
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East Tennessee boy raises and shows fluffy chickens
Silkie chickens are docile pets and pretty enough to show at competitions. ... of the chickens at his house in White Pine are not your regular type, they are Silkies. «WBIR-TV, Dec 14»
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Dickson's Judy Lee: 'It's a silkie world'
At the same time, unbeknownst to Lee, there were two poultry geneticists in Europe that had been working for 18 years to create a white Silkie with black spots. «The Tennessean, Nov 14»
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The dazzling Silkie: How could you not love that face?
Chickens don't really have hair, but in the case of the Silkie, it's hard not to make the comparison. For the most part, their eyes are hidden under a mop of poufy ... «allvoices, Oct 14»
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Fluffy, Black Chicken Can Goth Up Halloween and Has 'Silkie
The silkie “black” chicken's feathers look like fluffy fur -- and it is billed as one of the gentlest, cutest chickens out there. That's why some people in America keep ... «ABC News, Oct 14»

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